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Arthur Herman Bremer ( / ˈbrɛmər /; born August 21, 1950) is an American convicted criminal, whose attempt to assassinate U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972, in Laurel, Maryland, left Wallace permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
May 12, 2022 · Fifty years ago, a fame-seeker shot the polarizing politician five times, paralyzing him from the waist down. After his shooting, a hospitalized George C. Wallace holds up a newspaper touting...
- Diane Bernard
Feb 9, 2010 · 1972. Alabama governor George Wallace shot. During an outdoor rally in Laurel, Maryland, George Wallace, the governor of Alabama and a presidential candidate, is shot by 21-year-old Arthur...
- Missy Sullivan
Attempted assassination Wallace lies wounded on the ground immediately after the assassination attempt, as his wife, Cornelia, embraces him. On May 15, 1972, he was shot four times by Arthur Bremer while campaigning at the Laurel Shopping Center in Laurel, Maryland, at a time when he was receiving high ratings in national opinion polls.
17 hours ago · The attempted assassination of Wallace, like the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump this past weekend, was a crime against American democracy. It does not matter whether you ...
Apr 13, 2023 · On May 15, 1972, Arthur Bremer shot presidential candidate George Wallace five times at a Maryland rally. And once his diaries were published while he was behind bars, it became clear that he also wanted to assassinate Richard Nixon.
May 9, 2012 · Nearly 40 years after the failed attempt of the gunman Arthur Bremer, to kill Wallace, Orenstein, 75, recounted the aftermath of an event that changed the course of American political history.
